2025 Old Home Week Events in Nelson, NH
Monday, August 4
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Library Summer Reading Program: Final Session
Olivia Rodham Memorial Library, 1 Nelson Common Rd, Celebrate the wrap-up.
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm Nelson Monday Night Dance Nelson Town Hall
Traditional New England contra dance. Everyone welcome. Admission: $5.00
Tuesday, August 5
6:00 pm Apple Hill Tuesday Summer Concert Series – Summer Gala. Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music, 410 Apple Hill Rd. A special ticketed gala event.
Admission: $125.006:00 pm – 7:30 pm Nelson in Motion: Granite Lake Ramble. Starts at Nelson Elementary School, 441 Granite Lake Rd . A community walk for the whole family.
Wednesday, August 6
7:00 pm Monadnock Music Concert Nelson Congregational Church, 830 Nelson Rd
A celebration of love in art song across two centuries.
Thursday, August 7
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Al Struthers: His Books and His Nelson Connections
Olivia Rodham Memorial Library, A talk on childhood adventures, local music, and stories of Nelson.4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Osgood Hill Hike Partridge Woods. Hike to one of Cheshire County's highest points.
Friday, August 8
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Sea Chanteys with Chris Maden Nelson Town Hall
A spirited evening of sea chanteys and community singing.
Saturday, August 9 – NELSON OLD HOME DAY! 9:00 am – 10:00 pm
Nelson Old Home Day Celebration. Nelson Town Common A full day of festivities including:
Family games, Library book sale, Chicken barbecue, Nelson Band Concert, Special speaker, And much more!